Improvement in metallic heels for boots and shoes



ty @ya N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITNOGHAPHEH, WASHINGTONA o C.

A x :To all whomt may concerii."v

i umd i gi l NEW YORKASSIGNOR. rro HIMsELr AND JOHN HEWITT, OF SAME PLAGE.

Letters Patent No. `106,1816, dated August 9, 1'8"70.

IMZROVEMNT IN METALLIC HEELS FOR VIBCJGTS AND'SHOES.

Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent `and making `part o the same Be it known that I,"EDGAR T.MrLLEn, of the city and county of Albany, and State of VNew York, *have invented certain new and useful Improvements i'ngMetallic Heels` forBootsand Shoes; and I do l hereby declurethat the following is a full, clear, and

exactdescription of the same, reference being had` to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of refer- .ence .marked thereon, .makin g part ol' thisspeciiication,

Figure .1 is a perspective view of a'pshoewith aheel `embodyug my invention; apart 'of the heel being broken'away in order to show the improvements. "Figure 2 1s a side elevation of the heel embodying y Lnjy'jfinvention..

f Figure?) is a cross-section lof' the same. 1 l

p Figure 4 is a crossfsection through a heelintended tcq be applied to a boot-and embodying my improvements. l n

jFigure 5 is a side elevation of the same i jMy invention'doesnotf'belongto that class of mettallic heels which `have, their entire bearing o n the uny; t ler.`portionof' the sole; butis socoustructed-,as t0 en-A circle the heel portion of the same, thel face yof its. vflanged rim meeting anduniting with the upper-leath- 1 error' the boot or emiten` This heel, tor many reasons, j is preferable to the chl-style `metallic heel, which has itsentirc bearing on the under surface of the sole. It v notonly saves the llabounnd, consequently, the ex- `pense incident to"`ttiug the heel formerly used, but` l it is much ueater, and can be more readily and -secirelyvattached. b

`The nature of my invention consists in casting a y metallic-shell heel `in, ,one` peJe, soformed thatits upper section shall` he flaring or bell-mouthed, Ato encircle the heel portion of' the sole, and its lower sectonrecesselh'to form a Ysocketjfor a rubber or other elastidpad. This shell is cast with an interior spurred shoulder or rim, which furnishes a seat or support for theheel of the boot, the spurs preventing the same e from slippin ortnrning in the shell after it has been attached. he plate which furnishes the oor or base of the recess in which the rubber pad is secured, is also cast with the shell, and is provided with one or more holes to receivevthe screws which permanently `f 1 fasten the shell heel to the boot.

'my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation. Y

H is a metallic heel, the shell C of which is cast or otherwise formedin one piece, and out of any suitable metal..

This heel is of the usual form, with the exception of its upper section or flange, zu, of the shell G, which is made positively Haring or bell-mouthed, so that, when the heel portion B of the sole B is seated on the shoulder or rim s, it will be encircled or incased by the flange x, the latter extending to and meeting the upper-leather Aof vthe hoot, as clearly shown in iig. 1. l l

s is an interior-.shoulder or flange castwith the shell C, and serves as a seat or support for the heel portion ofthe sole.

5 This shoulder s is provided with a series of spurs,

Z Z, which, becoming imbedded in 'the leather, will prevent any slipping or turning of the heel on the sole', whilethe screws 'v u keep the heel firmly in contact with it. l

h is a plate cast within the shell C, and a short distance above its lower surface. -This plate, with the `flange H', forms a recess or socket, in which is secured the rubber pad 1'.

This-plated isalso provided with one or more holes or openings, through ,which pass the screws v v. These Vscrews not only fasten the shell to the boot, butalso securetheV rubber iu the recess, as clearly shown in 1. l

gIt will be observed that, while this style of heel requires but little more metal to manufacture, it saves all the labor of' trimming and polishing the leather at l .11, which, with the old heel, in order to render the atv tachment neat and perfect, 'is considerable, requiring l not only time, but the greatest care. V

Having thus fully described my invention,l

What I claim therein as new7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

A metallic heeL-consistiug of. the spurred shoulder I 

